Dodgers Right To Expect A Quality Effort From Lilly
by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2010 1:49 PM PDT
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PrintThe Dodgers send their hottest pitcher to the mound in the opener in Milwaukee tonight, as Ted Lilly goes for his fifth win in as many starts. Lilly's last few starts with Chicago were good as well, but he didn't have any wins to show for them. Over his last seven starts, Lilly has a 1.50 ERA with 50 strikeouts against just nine walks in 48 innings. He pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his final start as a Cub on July 27; had he recorded one more out he would have a streak of seven straight quality starts. On the season, Lilly has 16 quality starts in 22 efforts, the highest percentage on the current Dodger staff:
| Pitcher | Starts | Quality | QS% |
| Lilly* | 22 | 16 | 72.7% |
| Kershaw | 26 | 18 | 69.2% |
| Kuroda | 24 | 16 | 66.7% |
| Padilla | 15 | 9 | 60.0% |
| Ely | 14 | 8 | 57.1% |
| Billingsley | 24 | 13 | 54.2% |
| Monasterios | 9 | 1 | 11.1% |
| *Lilly is 4/4 (100%) with LA | |||
Lilly's quality start percentage is 13th in the National League this season.
The Brewers have a couple of things working against them tonight. One is that Dave Bush has been alternating good and bad starts of late, giving up 10 runs, then three, six, three, seven, and one run in his last six starts. If the trend continues, Bush should give up a boatload of runs tonight. Over those six starts, Bush has given up a total of 30 runs in 32 1/3 innings, but thanks to seven unearned runs Bush's ERA is only 6.40 during that span.
The other anti-Brewer sentiment tonight is that the team is unveiling a statue of the commissioner and former Milwaukee owner Bud Selig (and sometimes both, at the same time!) before the game tonight. There will be three statues in front of Milwaukee's Miller Park: Hank Aaron, Robin Yount, and Bud Selig. One of these things is not like the others. Surely there is some karmic price to pay for this.
LA Dodger Backstops
When Rod Barajas catches his first game for the Dodgers, he will be the 70th LA Dodger to catch a game. That number seemed absurdly low to me, that the Dodgers have used so few catchers in their 53 years in Los Angeles. It turns out that the number of catchers used by the Dodgers is low. Of all the franchises that existed in 1958, only the Twins have used fewer catchers:
| Catchers Used 1958-2010 | |
| Team | Catchers Used |
| Senators/Twins | 67 |
| Dodgers | 69 |
| Reds | 70 |
| Yankees | 73 |
| Braves | 75 |
| Pirates | 75 |
| Indians | 79 |
| A's | 79 |
| Phillies | 83 |
| Giants | 86 |
| Red Sox | 86 |
| White Sox | 87 |
| Cardinals | 89 |
| Orioles | 91 |
| Tigers | 92 |
| Cubs | 97 |
Even six of the eight expansion teams added in the 1960s have used more catchers than the Dodgers, with only a pair of franchises born in 1969 using fewer: the Royals (64) and the Pilots/Brewers (65).
The backstop stalwarts for the LA Dodgers were Mike Scioscia (1,394 games), John Roseboro (1,199), and Steve Yeager (1,181), and the cup of coffee guys were Einar Diaz, Gil Hodges, Trent "Trenidad" Hubbard, Lee Walls, and Rick Wilkins, who caught one game apiece.
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Over on SB Nation Los Angeles, I made the case why Manny Ramirez should be dealt before next Tuesday.
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wait
we’ve got a few quid riding on this Xeifrank thing?
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 24, 2010 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions
maybe even a crown or two
i wouldn’t waste the pence, and I would advise all to be careful with their tuppance
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
heh
i was thinking that too.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Garth Hudson (of The Band)
his instrumental version of Feed The Birds.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
This is funny to me
since a crown is a quarter, and pense are pennies, and quid is a whole pound
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 24, 2010 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Josie mocks
my knowledge of English money
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Hooray for KCAL. I get to watch tonight.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 24, 2010 1:52 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Dodgers Lineup
Theriot 2B
Ethier RF
Ramirez LF
Loney 1B
Kemp CF
Belliard 3B
Carroll SS
Barajas C
Lilly P
how the HELL is Loney a #4 hitter! Ok, that’s all the anger I had left for this year’s team. Go Kings.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
Nobody on ythis team right now is a #4 hitter
the way they’ve been hitting. Kemp maybe except he doesn’t seem to fare well in the clean up spot. Manny, maybe, except he’s just coming off a long time off. It’s a critique of the team as a whole right now.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Nobody on ythis team right now is a #4 hitter
the way they’ve been hitting. Kemp maybe except he doesn’t seem to fare well in the clean up spot. Manny, maybe, except he’s just coming off a long time off. It’s a critique of the team as a whole right now.
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
is lilly pitching himself into a 3 year contract from another team?
if so, we gotta offer him arb
We had this argument and consensus said he’d only get 2. I think he gets 3 and will turn down arbitration regardless, but it’s ultimately up to people far more influential than I.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
I never understimate the stupidity/desperation of GMs
I would not be surprised if there is a GM out there so desperate for pitching, and to save his job that he throws in the 3rd year just to get him in town.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
by that logic
what does Jose Bautista get next year?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
too much money
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Remember Gary Mathews?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
although the dude has horrible stats
outside of 40 jacks. 408 slugging with 40 homers? WTF?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Are you shitting me?
Does he have 4 hits besides those homeruns?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
i think he's hitting like .225 or something.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
He has a .600 slugging percentage...
http://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1887&position=3B/OF
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
You looked at last year's SLG%
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
haha I'm a moron
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
This years is a different color on baseball-reference
so I got confoosed
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
whose slugging is .408??
baustistas is .600 right now…
amaznigly
thiink of how much better his season would be if his BABIP wasnt just .240!!!!
imagine if his babip was .275 or 300//….
he would be having a historic season
so he has 40 home runs
and he’s been unlucky? or do HRs not count towards BABIP?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:07 PM PDT up reply actions
HRs are not considerd "in play"
and have no effect on BABIP.
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
ah ok
i thought I heard that before.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
He’s uppercutting the hell out of the ball. Basically any fly ball that doesn’t leave the park gets caught so it’s going to lead to a low BABIP.
by regfairfield on Aug 24, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
thas a lotta money
maybe he even gets it from the Angels
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Considering what Abreu and Dunn got a couple years ago
I actually don’t think he will make much.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I would actually give him a good contract. I dont think his skills are a fluke, as he basically did the same thing last September. He takes walks and when he swings, he takes a hellacious cut. He’s a dead pull power guy right now and I dont think he’ll be hitting 50 home runs a year, but the power and approach are no joke.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 24, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re not worried about him never hitting more than 16HR’s in any season since 2006? He had at least 400 PA’s in all of those seasons. I think I would wait to unload a Brinks truck at his door.
I do agree with you that he has been mashing for a year straight now and never gets cheated.
His approach is to hit the ball out every time or die trying. That worries me a little.
He dramatically changed his approach at the plate, so I dont really consider his results before the change all that relevant. Usually, when we hear about players changing their approach, swing, etc, its just a bunch of hot air that never shows up in anything measurable. In Bautista’s case, his change is noted in every advanced number and in his production. I’m not saying I’d sign the guy to a $15 mil a year deal, but I see him keeping his power and on base skills in the near future. When someone is hitting that many fly balls with great power and is willing to take a walk, I dont see a reason for his production to just crash and revert to how he was before he changed.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 24, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Kemp seems to forget day to day how he was successful
I see what you are saying, but I also think it wouldn’t take much for the bad habits to manifest themselves. He has 1,000 abats of crap compared to a season of skill. I’ve never seen this before, I won’t believe he can maintain it until he does it again. I’d be betting against him.
I've been thinking similarly
what if last year was the anomaly and this year is the norm? While I expect it to be somewhere in between the two (something like a .280/25hr/15SB/.360 OBP/. 475SLG seems an okay norm, though I’m pulling numbers out of my ass), it’s completely feasible that what you see is what you get.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
The big thing for me is that he carried it over from last year. His production last September is similar to what he has done this year. Bautista was always said to have plus power, and with his new approach, we are finally seeing it. For some players the light just turns on, and two huge examples are Andres Torres and Bautista, who both have changed approached at laster ages and have had success that carried over from the prior year,
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 24, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Ethier as well
wasn’t he thought of as a guy with gap power, and now he could possibly hit between 30-40 home runs?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Andre
didn’t have numerous years of major league futility so there is no comparison between the two.
Andre also hit 31 as a 27 year old in his 4th season and progressed to hitting homers (11, 13, 20, 31) Bautista is hitting 40+ as a 29 year old in his 6th season and came out of nowhere (0,0, 16, 15, 15, 13, 40+) Granted the first two years were partial years, but he still had enough at bats that if he had any pop at all he should have been able to hit a few.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
I get that
but historically it just isn’t done at this level of improvement. Not in the pre – steroid era. His level of home run dominance over his peers is staggering.
We aren't talking about Jayson Werth who always had it but couldn't get healthy
we’re talking about Jose Bautista waking up one morning and deciding to drop bombs. I’m not buying it.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
Werth was more about
hitting RHP to an adequate level. He always killed LHP, but his inability to hit RHP killed his counting numbers. Once he was able to hit them enough to be played everyday, everything else followed suit. And of course he has been very very healthy as a Phillie.
I mean, you can choose to ignore the numbers, but all of it spells out pretty clearly what Bautista has done and changed since last September. I dont think he will his 50 home runs a year, but I can see him a 35 a year type guy with good on base skills. He could completely regress and fall apart once Cito leaves, but his new skills back up his production.
by UCLADodger32 on Aug 24, 2010 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Two things really changed:
Way more flyballs
Absolutely crushing fastballs.
Everything else is in line with his career norms. The league seems to have figured this out and is throwing him way less, but I think he’s tagging what he’s getting.
If I could find something the showed pitch type on home runs I could back this up more.
by regfairfield on Aug 24, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Bautista quote
I haven’t heard (the steroid allegation) once. Nobody’s said anything to me, and I don’t see why they should. Baseball has a strict policy against those performance-enhancing whatever you want to call them.
I find it odd that he refused to call them drugs. Though I’m probably reaching to suit my suspisions.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
Not saying the skills don't back up the production
just saying I don’t believe he can do it again. For whatever reason everything has gone right for Bautista in 2010, it won’t happen again. We will be talking about this season just as we talked about Beltre in 2004 and Brady Anderson.
sad
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Even more then a career year
what Bautista is doing is historic. It has never been done before. Show me someone who at age 29 hit 59 home runs in over 2000 at bats then hits 40 in his next 500.
We really need some sort
of Uncle Google signal.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Brady Anderson
72 HR in 3868 PA through age 31 season
50 HR in 687 PA in 1996
88 HR in 3182 PA after
by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Davey Johnson
66 HR in 3929 PA through age 29 season
43 HR in 1973
27 HR in 885 PA after
by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven’t checked in awhile but isn’t almost everyone on Toronto more or less going bonkers with the SLG?
Aaron Hill went bonkers
in 2009, not so much in 2010.
Wells has come back to earth.
Overbay never went bonkers.
Rios did not exactly light up the skies hence being traded for clamshells.
And Toronto is still waiting
for Snider to go bonkers.
Lind was like Hill, dynamite in 2009, pop guns in 2010.
Hill has played in 104
out of 124 games. He missed a couple of weeks in April. He has sucked all year.
I was thinking of Bautista, Veron Wells, Fred Lewis. Didn’t think any of them were going to be any good this year!
Vernon is not doing much
different this year then his normal even year produciton. Fred Lewis has the 2nd lowest OPS of his career. Just because it is higher then Matt Kemp does not mean he sucks.
Thank God. I scrolled through the previous post and it’s clear that a lot of folks had a lot of free time on their hands today. What drivel!
you didn’t enjoy the Topanga pics?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I didn’t say that. In fact, scrolling through that’s actually one area where I stopped to read a bit more…
by KellyStephen on Aug 24, 2010 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions
^^^^
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
who are you?
and what have you done with delias man?
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
I have trolls 45 years old.
My comics books didn’t make it back from Germany but for some reason the Trolls did.
hah that is odd
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Does anyone else find these things very very creepy?
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
The only curves I ever navigated were the street, but the curves on that Topanga would have made for an interesting ride.
i'd walk that road
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:14 PM PDT up reply actions
At least in Miller Park
everyone has a chance to hit a home run.
Carroll’s first as a Dodger tonight!!!!!!
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:02 PM PDT reply actions
You get a home run! You get a home run! Everyone gets a home run!
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Best OF (1990s)?
1995 Cleveland Indians
LF Belle
CF Lofton
RF Manny
We’ve got prime Albert Belle, one of the most under appreciated great hitters; Kenny Lofton at his most dynamic; and of course Manny with his breakout year.
If it’s not the best, it’s up there.
That was a ridiculous OF
Lofton was probably the second or third best all around player in the game back then (next to Griffey Jr. and Bonds)
yeah but that's Rickey baby
it’s Rickey
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it must be
the best. Hard to think of any that would be better. Maybe Bonds and Van Slyke (who was the 3rd OF in Pittsburgh back then)?
Doesn't fit the 90's criteria
but 2002 Braves of Andruw, Chipper and the Sheff was pretty damn good.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
The 1990/91 A's
Canseco (OPS+ 158)
Ricky (188)
Dave Henderson (125)
says Hello.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
we've seen some pretty crazy trades from our front office
but I don’t think we’ll EVER see anything like the trade that sent Rickey Henderson back to Oakland from the Yankees. Luis Polonia, Greg Cadaret and Eric Plunk. Yikes.
you mean not from our current front office, right?
I can think of a few names that no one here wants to ever hear again.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
Kemp article on LA Observed
The article wonders why the LA Times writers are singling out Kemp.
http://www.laobserved.com/intell/2010/08/the_la_times_vs_matt_kemp.php
People don't think it be like this, but it do.
Dodger catchers - Derrel Thomas!
Actually started three games in a row in April 1980 at catcher for the Dodgers, starting with this one. Derrel’s career batting line as a catcher: .538 / .571 / 1.000 / 1.571, with 2 HRs (43 career HR in 5268 PA).
The commenter formerly known as El Lay Dave.
It’s one of my favorite stretches of Dodger history that I know nothing about.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2010 2:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Back in the day when it looked like Russell Martin
was going to be the next above average Dodger catcher I remembering doing some research maybe even wrote something about the great history of the Los Angeles Dodger catchers and being shocked the Twins were right with us.
Who was this idiot? Silverwidow's Uncle?
2006 – Future: Navarro started out as the catcher in 2006 but to be honest, Russel Martin had impressed so many people that it seemed only a matter of time before he got his shot. The GM who had acquired Navarro was gone and he no longer had anyone in his corner. He started slow and got hurt and that was all it took. Russel Martin took the job and we can only hope he holds it for the next 5 years. He seems to have all the tools to become one of the best all around catchers in NL history. I expect quite a few top 5 MVP finishes for this guy.
Funny Enough
http://www.truebluela.com/2008/1/24/121538/622
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
hey who knows, maybe in 2013 we'll all be laughing about the promise Carlos Santana once held
but of course, to imagine ourselves laughing about him AND Lucas May might be a bit more unlikely.
I'd rather look back in 3 years
and see how fucking retarded Torre/Bowa were with Kemp and how glad I am that we chose him over them and signed him to a successful long term deal.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
heh heh
Yeah, I definitely agree- who would’ve ever thought we’d see a sequel to 2007?! I thought the War on Kemp had been won well over a year ago!
As for my post, I was just being optimistic for a single post, just to see what it felt like. That is, of course, if you equate “optimism” with Carlos Santana being a bust. Personally, I’m rooting for the kid, both out of genuine goodwill for him, and also out of my newly found spite for Ned.
For the record, the only crazy shit I’ve ever said about Martin (not here, obviously) was that he should’ve been 2006 ROTY.
I, for one, am glad you added the “about Martin” qualifier above.
by KellyStephen on Aug 24, 2010 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Headline on SI.com:
Bowden claims he was ‘pushed out’ by Florida State
Well, no shit…you were way past your prime and the players weren’t responding to you anymore.
Hmmm…wonder what Joe’s going to say next year…
He’ll probably write The Dodger Years as an epilogue calling Matt Kemp A Fraud.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
hard for players to respond to you
when you don’t talk to them.
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 2:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Whereas in Happy Valley
They’ll be wheeling out Paterno’s mummified corpse for years
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I went there in the late 90's
(note I didn’t say graduate there) The feeling towards him is not unlike the feeling towards Vin here, except all concentrated in a very small area, with a few thousand people and no other celebrities or other icons to speak of within 100 miles.
Its just a joke at this point
Of course they fired him, and they had every right to.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Oh, I forgot about Tom Hanks in catch me if you can
That would kinda be a comedy wouldn’t it?
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
If that's a comedy
then so is the DaVinci Code
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
DaVinci Code actually was a comedy
The makers just didn’t know it
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
The first half the film is somewhat comedic
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
It was comedic for parts
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Yeah right, I'm driving something better
1990 Mazda Miata…oh yeah
"If we hit that bull's eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate"
Schwin 10 speed
beat that!
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 24, 2010 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Bought a 2010 Fusion Sport in March
lovin it.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
Why would anyone ever lease something like this? $699/mo for 36 months, plus $5300 due at lease signing. That’s 30 grand for a rental.
People have money
I work with a guy who was a motorcycle tour guide in the Pyrenees and the two week tour was 25,000 for a pair. They were always booked.
Speaking of money, here’s what a TRILLION dollars looks like.
It makes a million look like such insignificant garbage.
Kinda leanin
towards a Prius in the next month or two
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
Longo Toyota is the way to go. You can do all the negotiation over email and they will deliver the car to your door.
Someday
we won’t have to leave our chairs to take care of anything. Sad day
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 24, 2010 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Didn't Pixar make a movie about that?
Luckily we will be saved by a robot in love.
by meercatjohn on Aug 24, 2010 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
All hail Wall-E
one of the greatest movies ever made
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 24, 2010 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I love my animated movies
but went to see Wall-E with mixed emotion, not expecting much. Kind of like how I felt knowing Jamey Carroll was going to be our SS. Then to my surprise it had more to it then I ever would have expected.
To that note I don’t think it is healthy for the human race to be anthropomorphizing everything. Makes it difficult to kill the rats, eat the intelligent pigs, and throw out the toys.
We are natural hypocrites
if that ever goes away the anthropomorphizing might be a problem.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I just lovewd that they where ballsy enough
to make a movie with so little dialogue in this day and age. A movie that had to appeal to kids no less!
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I've only purchased one car
from a dealership in my lifetime. If I don’t do that again, I can’t say I’ll miss it.
oh c'mon
without car dealers, we wouldn’t have car dealer jokes : )
How would you define your approach to management, apart from being brilliant?
by Josie Becker on Aug 24, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't think I'll ever buy another new car
its just such a horrible investment.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
How do you plan on getting around town?
by Michael White on Aug 24, 2010 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions
Buy a used car
The second you drive off the lot your car loses what, 15 percent of its value? I can get so much more for my x dollars by buying a car thats barely used.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
When I bought my Tundra
it was a 2009 and had 8,000 miles on it. It was about $10,000 cheaper than a brand new one.
Good deal.
I traded it in last month and got $985 less than I paid for it and I put 47,000 miles on it.
If you will haggle with them, they will make a deal for you. You have to be willing to put in the work!
Gotta haggle, gotta have the money ready from somewhere else, offer them a price, if they say no…walk away
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 24, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Buying a car in person was one of the stupider moments of my life so I’d rather not repeat the process.
by regfairfield on Aug 24, 2010 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I would definitely take you up on that.
Last time I did it, my dad and I ran a “good cop, bad cop” game on the salesman full with near storm offs.
by Michael White on Aug 24, 2010 3:20 PM PDT up reply actions
You always have to be willing to walk…
I have never bought, but I have been close at Carmax, and I have loved the experience there.
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 24, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
I just wanted to get the process over with.
“I want that car”
“This one seems like it’s better for you, want to test drive”
“Sure”
.
.
“That’ll do”
Amazingly it hasn’t blown up yet.
by regfairfield on Aug 24, 2010 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Carmax seemed waaaaaaaaaay overpriced
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
Well, it is overpriced compared to private sellers, but they back up their product quite well.
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 24, 2010 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought they also seemed pricey compared to dealers used cars
but I’m probably wrong.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
my memory, she ain't what she used to be
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I've used
Cars.com and Autoland to buy cars either over the internets or over the phone. Both times they delivered to my door. It’s a great way to go.
Can’t exactly say I’d like to be on a car lot today. The cars might be melting.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I wish I never had to buy another car in my life
I hate cars. But my 2000 Maxima is starting to run up the repair bills and I thought I might as well get one with good mileage.
Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man
I'm just not that lucky
I went to the LAD v. D-Backs game on July 3rd in Arizona (after seeing them in LA for the Yankee series, then back home to watch them sweep the Giants). I got to Chase field early for batting practice…and got Joe Torre, Ethier, Loney, Martin, Kuroda, Padilla, Furcal, X. Paul, J. Ely, DeWitt to all sign my baseball!! I also flirted with J. Ely. My hands were shaking. They went on to win 14-1. I thought, this is the year, this ball is gonna be worth something! Alas…
X Paul’s sig is what makes the value shoot up!
:)
Good story. Keep plugging away, eventually we’ll have a star!
he won't be our star :(
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
and that day
she is ever so far
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
the ball now sits in a case and serves to remind me of when things were looking up! But win or lose, Dodgers Rock, and I love being a Dodger fan!
thinking back to Bobby Thompson passing...
I only have one autographed baseball, and it’s a Bobby Thompson/Ralph Branca autographed one commemorating The Shot. I passed over an A-Rod ball to buy that one sometime in the 90s at a show.
That which is in constant motion contains all possible forms.
I wish I was a morning radio DJ
with a soundboard so I could play sound drops as I wanted to.
I would always have that video ready for Corey Hart. Always.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt claims his wife, Jamie McCourt, diabolically tried to strong-arm him into showing his love by giving her a piece of the team — at the same time she was secretly consulting divorce lawyers.
Frank claims Jamie was stricken with celebrity-itus and wanted a piece of the team, calling it “her ticket to become the mayor of Los Angeles, the Governor of California, and maybe even the President of the United States. To create the fairytale of ‘Brand Jamie,’ she recognized she had to rewrite history.”
For whatever reason, this I believe.
That term is usually
reserved for movies or comics!
Or a dude on Big Brother who calls himself a “Diabolical Genius”.
From the Dodgers
Monasterios will start on Thursday for the #Dodgers and Billingsley will be pushed to Saturday
I guess that right calf is a tad more serious than we thought.
That said, I like the 3 we are sending against the Rockies:
Kershaw, Bills, Lills.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2010 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I don’t think it matters and in fact see Monk starting as a good thing.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
It makes it less likely he’ll pitch in a relevant game next year!
by regfairfield on Aug 24, 2010 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions
That, and we’re playing for a protected draft pick dammit lol.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
If my eyes are right, I think we’re tied for 14/15th with Florida and 1.5 games ahead of Colorado.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
When Andre/Kemp/Loney
get hot after the games don’t matter it will be moot. In a season of disappointments, not getting a protected pick will be the final straw.
behind the Rox, right?
and look out for the Tigers and A’s!
That which is in constant motion contains all possible forms.
tell that too Ned
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
If the Padres can have them this year, we sure as hell can.
by regfairfield on Aug 24, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
If the Dodgers thought that, Monasterios wouldn’t still be here.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2010 3:55 PM PDT up reply actions
To find that out, they have to start him
by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2010 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
This will be his 10th start for Monk.
The Dodgers know what he is, a pitcher with a low K/9 rate, low BB/9 rate, and can’t pitch long into games.
Maybe I’m just bitter that James McDonald, a pitcher who has much better stuff, and potential had 6 total for the Dodgers.
Do the Dodgers think Monk is better than McDonald, is that why they gave up McDonald over Monk in the Dotel trade?
hard to argue that McDonald looked like the Man of Blown Chances. He was great out of the pen, struggled as a starter here. If you thought he was just going to be a long man, then it makes sense to trade him while he has an ioda of prospect value left. That being said, they should have either kept him or gotten more for him than Octavio Dotel.
Looking back, is anyone upset that we didn’t get Roy Oswalt? Kinda like the Haren deal, it would look good for next year, but this year was a lost cause at the deadline.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
In fairness to him
He hasn’t been given the opportunity to stretch out, because they couldn’t send him to the minors. He has undergone a series of spot starts essentially. He had a four-start run in June, but went on the DL right after.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2010 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
But Monk himself claimed that didn’t go on the DL for an injury. You want him to start, let him do it in Winterball when you can stretch him out.
Monk happens to be now the best option the Dodgers have.
You can say John Ely, but he hasn’t done shit since going down to ABQ
by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Last start, Monk showed better stuff than Ely ever did.
by Michael White on Aug 24, 2010 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Shoulder issues. Expected to start throwing soon.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
From Tony Jackson - August 21
http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/mlb/columns/story?id=5481330
Left-hander Scott Elbert, the Dodgers’ first-round draft pick in 2004 who left the club’s Triple-A Albuquerque affiliate in early June to deal with personal issues, is now dealing with another problem — shoulder soreness.
Elbert is rehabilitating at the Dodgers’ spring training complex in Glendale, Ariz., in hopes of making it back before the end of the Pacific Coast League season on Sept. 6. If he fails to do so, Elbert probably will pitch either in the Arizona Instructional League or Arizona Fall League.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
Since his return from the DL on July 10
I have been impressed with his pitch selection.
In 25 2/3 innings, he has had 6 walks and 19 strikeouts, a dramatic improvement.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2010 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
When he wins his 100th career Dodger game
in 2018 this will be a framed quote that he said carried him to his greatness.
That's correct
Joe Torre told reporters in Milwaukee that Chad Billingsley’s next start was pushed back to Saturday because of his calf.
If Kemp did this, the L.A. Times would have a field day.
Jayson Werth sent Brett Myers a text message late last night following the Phillies’ 3-2 loss to the Astros:
"I was laughing at you as I got picked off. Thanks."
Werth got picked off second base in the sixth inning just seconds after Myers intentionally walked Carlos Ruiz. Astros catcher Humberto Quintero fired a missile to second baseman Angel Sanchez, who applied the tag. So what the heck happened on the play? Well, a couple things. But certainly the most interesting thing is that just before Myers threw ball four to Ruiz, he looked back at Werth out of the stretch and stuck out his tongue a la Kiss’ Gene Simmons.
(Forgive me, but that is one of the funniest things I’ve heard while covering the Phillies over the last eight years.)
"That’s what put me on my heels," Werth said. "But the big reason it happened was, while I still had a field of vision, Brett was in my direct line of the catcher and (Quintero) threw the ball. It was Brett, (Quintero) and Chooch, all in the same periphery. So I didn’t see anything. I did remember saying, ‘What’s that?’ and see the ball at the pitcher’s mound. I was dead at that point.
http://zozone.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/08/gene_simmons_impression_distra.html
That was done by Eric, not Mr. Stephen. :)
by KellyStephen on Aug 24, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
Also awesoke?
Zack Granick!
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Maddz’ phone now autocorrects awesome to awesoke. She didn’t think it was nearly as funny as I did.
by regfairfield on Aug 24, 2010 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
that is awesome
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I still think “why don’t you go fuck yourself” was your greatest contribution to the language of this blog so far this year.
by KellyStephen on Aug 24, 2010 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
This is when
working in an air conditioned office is cool, but it sucks to look out my window and see the warehouse guys dying.
Days like this remind me that the whole thing is built on desert sand.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
That it is.
Matt Kemp - Bringer of drought, puncher of babies faces(ugly ones killed on site), not Larry Bowa's GUY
Which isn't true
the Valley was dotted with beautiful Oak Tree’s. The whole Valley was a desert is a myth.
There are some guys re-doing a roof next to my house ( a big condo building). I feel bad for them every day I walk by
by robotmadeofnails on Aug 24, 2010 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I got stuck at home last week
feeling sick, on the first day of it. My air conditioning sucks and all my windows are 30 years old and need to be replaced. The next day was even better. Yuck.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I'm not complaining
I’m just happy to be rid of the humidity. 100 here in LA is fine by me.
Its only 106 here.
Thank god for Iced Tea.
Matt Kemp - Bringer of drought, puncher of babies faces(ugly ones killed on site), not Larry Bowa's GUY
Pfft. Whatever.
I’ll take your “heat wave” over Tucson’s weather.
Not familiar with him. Obviously means something to you. Sorry about the loss.
He wrote or directed tv shows in Japan?
Pretty young dude.
RIP Kon-sama
Paranoia Agent was cool. Freaking weird, but stil cool
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah really sad
He was only 47 :-( His films were amazing. Keith, he did some TV anime (which was better than average) and then animated feature films, which were gorgeous. Tokyo Godafthers rocks. Paprika is mind blowing though it takes like 2 or 3 viewings to get…
There's no need to fear, Underdog is here! / Broncos/Dodgers/Lakers fan in Niners/Raiders/Giants/Warriors country, and damned proud of it.
Anyone watch Always Sunny?
The Waitress is Getting Married episode is on from last night, hilarious.
Are they still making new ones?
I don’t even remember what channel it’s on.
I’ve seen about 10 episodes. It is hysterical.
On that note
“The League” starts on September 16th.
“Eastbound and Down” starts on September 26th.
If you dig those shows.
Never saw The League
but love Eastbound and Down
I dig FFB as well
Our League is drafting Saturday at 2. If you have advice email me!
In 5 years, I am the Colin Montgomerie of our league. Second best winning percentage over the 5 years. No titles.
All Hat, no cattle….
Saw one the other day
Somewhere Over the Dwayne Bowe
I used to go with simple ones like
Football INC or Football 101
I am now “The Cook Supremacy”
Lame I know!
In honor of Shawne Merriman
Urine Trouble
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
I used this one when Mike Vick went to prison:
It’s a Vick in a Box
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
Speaking of fantasy football
Mike Williams of the Seahawks seems like a sleeper pick. A good sleeper pick.
by Julio Nievas on Aug 24, 2010 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably gave up too much
but thats what a lot of people said about Schuab. If he plays well no one will give a shit.
Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
close seconds:
2nd Place: Football Jesus
3rd Place: Jesus Montero
HM: Actual Jesus
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
I would put
Actual Jesus at #1, but I try to shy away from telling people their business when it comes to rankings!
Although Actual Jesus did well in the evening wear and the swimsuit competition
he blew the softball short answer question. Also, he got points taken off for rooting for both sides.
80 percent of my job is getting other people to do theirs.
Non news of the day brought to you by Ken Rosenthal
#Dodgers put Kuroda on waivers. Rival exec: “I guarantee #Yankees are all over it.” Kuroda owed about $2.7M. Lilly not yet on waivers. #MLB
http://twitter.com/Ken_Rosenthal
Kuroda is two draft picks in the making. If the Yankees do trade for him, they can certainly offer him arbitration.
It probably means it took Ned 3.75 years to realize you should put all of your players on waivers in August.
by regfairfield on Aug 24, 2010 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm making hyperbole comments here
But if the Yankees offer Jesus Montero for Kuroda, I cannot say no.
yesssssssssssssssss
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Draft pick, singular
Kuroda is a Type B at best.
by Eric Stephen on Aug 24, 2010 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Evil Eric Karros
on KCAL
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 4:40 PM PDT reply actions
indeed
"Heroes get remembered, but Legends never die."
by Tommy Blackjack on Aug 24, 2010 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions
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